» mwsBar.dll
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mwsBar.dll

My Web Search Bar for Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape, email clients, and messenger clients

Fun Web Products

The module mwsBar.dll, “My Web Search Bar” by Fun Web Products has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘mwsBar BHO’.

File name:

mwsBar.dll

Publisher:

MyWebSearch.com (signed by Fun Web Products)

Product:

My Web Search Bar for Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape, email clients, and messenger clients

Description:

My Web Search Bar

Version:

2, 3, 50, 61

MD5:

f7ea2372053ecddef1d49075679fb1dc

SHA-1:

4daceff98bf3f5294d9b439a4028056c113452cd

SHA-256:

4d8a555a72e84021c704215168fd8b6cfda8b07de740f42421fb101bc52e2f21

Scanner detections:

19 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the MyWebSearch/Mindspark/Ask web browser extension and toolbar.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 3:16:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch

2014.06.26

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-160124

AVG

MyWebSearch

2017.0.2854

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.FunWebProducts-5

0.98/21411

Dr.Web

Adware.MWS.origin

9.0.1.024

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch

10.10002

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/MyWebSearch

1/24/2016

F-Prot

W32/Mywebsearch.B.gen

v6.4.5.1.85

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.66.2813

McAfee

MWS

5600.6510

Prevx

Low Risk Adware

3.0

Reason Heuristics

PUP.MyWebSearch.Mindspark (M)

16.1.24.12

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.MyWebSearch

9366

Total Defense

Win32/MyWebSearch.H

37.0.11021

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_SPNR.0BLH12

7.2.24

Trend Micro

TROJ_SPNR.0BLH12

10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus

Trojan.BHORA.02092

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

30670

ViRobot

Adware.MyWebSearch.446559

2010.8.31.4017

File size:

445.4 KB (456,112 bytes)

Product version:

2, 3, 50, 61

Original file name:

mwsBar.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\mywebsearch\bar\1.bin\mwsbar.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Fun Web Products

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

12/17/2008 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/20/2010 3:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Fun Web Products, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Fun Web Products, L=White Plains, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

7469E97907F383E4FF81AE9B045C64AA

Registration

CLSIDs:

{07B18EA1-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}, {07B18EA9-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}, {07B18EAB-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}, {53CED2D0-5E9A-4761-9005-648404E6F7E5}

ProgIDs:

MyWebSearchToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1, MyWebSearchToolBar.ToolbarPlugin.1

COM registered:

Yes

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/18/2009 9:38:09 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:FB9PMxgxsFrZHzRROJoJqEK9+pQ9iAG49g1wY+//S:X9P5xsFFTRMJGqF+pQ2YV/q

Entry address:

0x1E4D5

Entry point:

FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, 93, E2, FE, FF, C2, 0C, 00, FF, 15, C0, 41, 04, 10, 33, C0, C3, A1, E0, EA, 04, 10, 56, 85, C0, 75, 13, FF, 74, 24, 08, 50, FF, 35, 80, EA, 04, 10, FF, 15, 50, 41, 04, 10, 5E, C3, 8B, 0D, E4, EA, 04, 10, 8B, 15, DC, EA, 04, 10, FF, 05, E4, EA, 04, 10, 23, D1, 8B, 34, 90, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 83, C0, 08, 50, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 15, 50, 41, 04, 10, 85, C0, 74, 07, 89, 30, 83, C0, 08, 5E, C3, 33, C0, 5E, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 0F, AF, 44, 24, 08, 50, E8, 9D, FF, FF, FF... 
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Entropy:

6.2178

Code size:

268 KB (274,432 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO

Display name:

mwsBar BHO

CLSID:

{07B18EA1-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}

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